Blood of My Blood Release Date Set for Starz Prequel
Starz has finally announced the Outlander: Blood of My Blood release date for the upcoming prequel to the popular period drama, which will center around the epic love stories of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser’s parents. This comes ahead of the original show’s upcoming eighth and final season premiere.
“The prequel follows two couples who fight against all odds to be together as their love stories unfold across time,” reads the official synopsis. “From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated love stories must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, intersecting in surprising and unforeseen ways.”
When is the Outlander: Blood of My Blood release date?
Outlander: Blood of My Blood has now been scheduled to make its debut on Friday, August 8 on Starz. The show will be led by Harriet Slater (Pennyworth) and Jamie Roy (Condor’s Nest) as they play the respective roles of Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, while Hermione Corfield (The Road Dance) and Jeremy Irvine (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) are portraying Claire’s parents Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp. Additional cast members include Tony Curran, Sam Retford, Conor MacNeill, Sam Retford, Rory Alexander, Seamus McLean Ross, Jhon Lumsden, Allison McKenzie, and more.
The show is written and executive produced by showrunner Matthew B. Roberts, inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling novel series. Executive producers are Ronald D. Moore and Maril Davis, who developed the original series for television through their Tall Ship Productions. It hails from executive producer Story Mining & Supply Company and Sony Pictures Television, with Gabaldon also attached as a consulting producer.
